It’s a King Thing – Kira from It’s a King Thing on Vimeo.
“Kira” is from It’s A King Thing’s amazingly great Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo album which of course is still available for Free Download! The band is doing a video for each song on the record. Stay tuned.
(Click on album cover to download)
I have posted a lot about It’s A King Thing over the years here at SAL, that is true. But, I can honestly say, Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo is the band’s coming out party. It really does take a lot for me to become obsessed with an album these days especially with the amount of stuff I try to listen to on a daily basis. But, you need this record! If you don’t know already, It’s A King Thing features former members of the criminally underrated Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start. If you love the first two Weezer albums, The Lemonheads circa-It’s A Shame About Ray or bands like Nada Surf and Guided By Voices this record is for you. In the past the band was a rotation of players but this is obviously a cohesive unit for the first time and it shows as the songs are even catchier than before. That’s a scary proposition but with With Buffalo…, It’s A King Thing has refined their sound and become sharper and a more focused in their approach. Despite the humor and innocence on the surface there is a noticeable depth to these songs that is infectious to say the least. Just listen once and you will be hooked. By god, I think we’ve already got a contender for album of the year folks!
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Label: Self-Released
So, yeah, I’m mildly obsessed with this band. “Tammy Faye” is off It’s A King Thing’s upcoming album, Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo. Really digging this song! The band is doing a video for each song on the new album. Schweet!
Check out the video below to see where the band’s inspiration came from…
Here is yet another new It’s A King Thing video for a track off the band’s last album, Proper Nouns. This one is for “Mush Mouth” and you can still download Proper Nouns for free from the band’s website. I will be posting a video tomorrow for a brand new song off the band’s upcoming album, Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
Update: This is an updated version of “Mush Mouth” which will be on the band’s upcoming album.
New video for “Old Hobbies” from It’s A King Thing’s last album, Proper Nouns which you can still download for free from the band’s website. So, what the frick are you waiting for? Thanks to Evan from Into It Over It for the tweet heads up!
Old Hobbies from Robert A. Emmons Jr. on Vimeo.
And go check out these videos while you are at it. The UUDD videos were done by the same guy as the video above.
It’s A King Thing “Girlajuana” Video
Evan Weiss – Into It. Over It. – Chicago, IL
1. 52 Songs
2. Steph Bomb
3. Damiera
4. Chicago, IL
5. Dillinger Four – Civil War
6. Weighing 175 Pounds Again
7. It’s A King Thing – Proper Nouns
8. The Dark Knight
9. Pattern Is Movement – All Together
10. $1.75 Gas
It’s A King Thing’s 2007 release, LP, made Best New Music here at SAL. It was certainly deserving as head honcho Brian Mietz penned masterful harmony-laden power pop akin to The Lemonheads and Weezer. The energy and humorous slant of Mietz’s songs were enough to push the record over the top. While Proper Nouns still sounds like the same band, there is a shift to slower tempos and perhaps more thoughtful subject matter at times. Don’t get me wrong though, the humor still pervades Mietz’s songs with tongue and cheek abandon on tracks like “Mush Mouth” especially. But there is, dare I say, a maturity that has wiggled into the band’s material here. Once again, brevity is It’s A King Thing’s best friend as the album clocks in at a slim and inviting ten songs in 18 minutes. Much like the bands last album, Proper Nouns is subtle in it’s measured approach. Give it time though and these songs will stick in your head. Perhaps not as overly impressive as LP, Proper Nouns sees It’s A King Thing moving forward while still staying true to the pop hook. So, if you are bummed on the last four Weezer records (however many they have put out since Pinkerton that is), just know there are bands like It’s A King Thing still out there still sticking it to the man.
Genre: Pop/Indie Rock
RIYL: Weezer, The Lemonheads, The Color Wheels
Label: Self-Released
Old Hobbies
Philly’s It’s A King Thing already have a brand new album! It’s so brand new, physical copies don’t even exist yet…hot damn! You can download it for free right here. I reviewed the band’s awesome 2007 self-titled affair here. “Old Hobbies” is the first track from the new record. Thanks Brian!
Old Hobbies
